What color is #72B3AC?

#72B3AC is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72B3AC?

The RGB value is 114, 179, 172: 114 red, 179 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72B3AC?

The complementary color is #B37279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72B3AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72B3AC color

#72B3AC rgb(114, 179, 172)

Shades of teal

The hex color #72B3AC is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 70.2% green and 67.5% blue (114, 179, 172).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 30% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#72B3AC color codes

HEX	`#72B3AC`
RGB	`rgb(114, 179, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 70.2%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 30%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 36%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 4%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.6, -22.34, -3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.6, 22.54, 187.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.503, 38.794, 44.902)`
Decimal	`7517100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72B3AC, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #72B3AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72B3AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #72B3AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72b3ac; }
.text { color: #72b3ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72b3ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 179 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72b3ac, #729ab3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #72B3AC?: #72B3AC is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72B3AC?: The RGB value is 114, 179, 172: 114 red, 179 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72B3AC?: The complementary color is #B37279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72B3AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.